Dan_Harris Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Disney spent $274 million for this butt ugly concert hall. Set to open today. The architect must have been Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 that is just an eye sore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 The architect must have been Frank Ghery, who also gave us EMP. A lot of people like his designs. I'm not one of them. Where's that new vomit emoticon? I need it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Â Also the Weisman art museum at University of Minnesota. Trippy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Actually the Weisman isn't all that bad because even though it lacks symmetry, it at least seems to have a theme- some repetitive elements that make the parts appear to be part of the whole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 I always thought it was cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelle Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 It would be pretty cool looking if not book-ended by stale brick buildings that look like entrances to some kind of manufacturing plant in the midwest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Harris Posted October 20, 2003 Author Share Posted October 20, 2003 trask said: How did you get a picture of my car and dog? The bearded dude in a dress is scary. I'm going to have nightmares now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylou Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 I think the new concert hall is pretty awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 maybe they could open a skate park on top of it. If things get too rowdy they could attach a generator to the thing and shock everybody. bzzzt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 isnt that building made of titanium? maybe they subcontracted Ushba to fab it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necronomicon Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 I think the architect wanted to use titanium, but it proved to be too expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylou Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 The Bilbao Guggenheim is clad in Ti. Can't imagine why/how cost would have been a factor in cladding this concert hall in Ti given the overall construction costs $$$$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 A plutonium picket fence out front would have been a nice touch, and would keep miscreant rollerbladers at bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Necronomicon said: I think the architect wanted to use titanium, but it proved to be too expensive. Â yeah, I guess they went with carbon fibre instead, less weight but more vibration... i wonder if they are going leashed or leashless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necronomicon Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 What is carbon "fibre"? What is "Fib-Ray"? Is that spanish for something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 I think it's the equivalent of k-rab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 It's like a cheque, eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necronomicon Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Dru said: It's like a cheque, eh. Â What's a "Chee-Q"? Is that some kind of hat y'all wear to keep your heads from melting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylou Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Dru is trying to confuse us by speaking Canadian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 catbirdseat said: The architect must have been Frank Ghery, who also gave us EMP. A lot of people like his designs. I'm not one of them. Where's that new vomit emoticon? I need it now. Â I'm not down with the outside of EMP, but I went to see a show at the Liquid Lounge last week and the inside of the building is pretty cool, and the acoustics are great too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Now what do people think of the new public library?http://www.spl.org/lfa/central/ConstructionCamera/index.html   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylou Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 FG didn't do many of the interior spaces in EMP. JBL theatre, retail, restaurant, and the big stairs, and obviously the interior cladding bits. I think it would be a lot more cohesive inside if they had let him do the whole inside. Â I got to see FG speak at the O House shortly before the bldg was completed, and he used the term "client-driven design" many, many times when he was talking about the EMP. In talking about some of his other projects, I don't think he ever said that once. Architects tell me that that term is secret code for "not my idea". Â Personally, I am a big FG fan, but EMP is not at all among my favorites. The outside colors are too garish for me, and that glass-and-steel froo froo on the 5th Avenue side looks stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Ghery's home: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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